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On October 24, 2009, thousands of ordinary citizens around the globe united for an international Day of Action on climate change.

On October 2, 2009, citizens from across Belgrade gathered in Pioneers Park to protest growing human rights violations, violence, murder, and safety threats in Serbian society.

With the conclusion of the Charles E. Culpeper Human Advancement program, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund decided to conduct an assessment of its work in South Africa, which was largely housed under Human Advancement.

The RBF is proud to announce it's exhibit featuring: China's Great Wall: The Forgotten Story, by photographer Jonathan Ball and historian David Spindler; and a series of driftwood sculptures based on the great tradition of Chinese scholars rocks by Robert Oxnam.

Four youth from RBF grantee Global Kids were part of a delegation of 13 young people selected by UNICEF to participate in the opening and closing sessions of the High Level Summit on Climate Change held in New York City this week.

Stephen Heintz, president of the RBF, delivered this year's lecture as part of Adelphi University's Hagedorn Lecture Series on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

The 2008 Audited Financial Statement presents the financial position of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund as of December 31, 2008 and 2007.

The Campaign Legal Center, Inc., the League of Women Voters, and Americans for Redistricting Reform released a "Statement of Essential Principles on Redistricting" in August.

In July 2008, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund undertook a review of its youth civic engagement grantmaking with the help of two consultants, Brigette Rouson and Hilary Binder-Aviles, from Mosaica: The Center for Nonprofit Development and Pluralism.

How are campaign dollars from the banking industry or energy sectors affecting decisions made in Congress?